Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-31


soa;n Nheclmen, hay;ng ma too,;,c
exercise 81 81 gentlemen, abstained from
and asIa5 .1eir new legal privileges.
sui,aIlo - tne commissioners to M Ike
t,al pa,, regulations Of cycling m Cen.
a conf; s. cautiously Offering TO send
,ho c ,,a''''ee 10 confer with them. But
| Tho 60 ,''''SSloneIs paid no attention To
in 49, ONer' and did not even answsr tbc
t,o, - III which il was made. no nro.
80 ,, themselves The wheclmen served a
o o',''e,d copy Of the new law unon fine
w, w. "lli,SsiohcIs. who world No, r,en n
m 'Hat they knew Of Us existence.
~ 49, instead OF meeting the bicyclers
-, Oh "nlcnhle manner. the commits
c,.' u ,otFcd the law o. the corporetion
oi V" ,:S : anu when he said the law was
49,, ~ 'Sey curtly announced that
''0 PARK was open % whcelmcn.
t'lIY Co&lussfosres.
., Ihe vheolmon wanted to suqrcs,
,,"' "as'ing. riding more than two
" t,S,'' ana other dangerous practices
s"Vuid Tee prohibited in order that
'.VN',"s r:dcrs might not make
"u'S,' noes OF themselves ard brip4 dis
ti'"li upon wheolmcn ia general. bnt
, me commissioners sulkilv refused 70
hs''n to them. A prominent wheel
nan says Of tins action: at loo',sas
'H'Geh the commissioners ielt sore
ana wanted the bicyclers TO have free
i'in' IN order tAat some trouble
n'"! occur through reckless or inco:n-
l'''hi RIDING that VIII give them an
exc use Tor pointing to the bad re-
Sui'h O. the law. IEc wheclmcn do
hol want 10 aniacOniZc the commission
ana The loaguc will be foremost in
prosecuting any bcylcr who violates
any IL" Of the road, in the park or
siSe whore. The commissioners would
nave added TO their dignity and com.
'hhocd more respect 10y meeting the
league officers cOurtcOuSy ami az
coping their offer to suggest some
sanitary rules for the government of
hlcychne IN the park, instead of acting
hEo suiky school boys. Why, as
soon as it was known That the
Governor had signed the bill
the police were instructed to
nfloIy enforce al the old ordinances
against yelocipcdcs, and officers were
sent expressly 10 annoy bicyclcrs in the
vicinity of the park. On Eighth ave-
nue., outside the park, there IS a wide
Sidewalk but little frcqucntcd by pcdes-
tIisns IN the afternoon. An instructor
was IN the habit of taking pupils up
there to teach them to balance their
machines. 1t annoyed nobody and
these pupils were not III any persons
way. But the very day after the bill
WGs signed policeman was detailed to
so there, drive the boys away, and
threaten them with arrest. 1t il aprct-
ty small piece 0s business"
The vheelmon of the country viii
watch the progress of this fight with in
t,rost, for similar cases are likely to oc-
cur suyWhero aud the result will 10 for
precedent. The whcelmcn will want to
hcla rational parade some time AMI
Central Park viii not be a bad place t.
bold IT IN Il thy can get there under
a satisfactory arrangement.
roorr, JARRETT, A,D @-ryu.
Few men arr more often spoken ofiu
th,ntricai circles than Kcene, the trlCc-
oi2u, whose care er was brought to an
abrupt stop about two years ago ny the
on..Ic loss Of bis voice. il was an awful
blow, coming at the very lCightof fame
and fortune. Most men would have
been iloored by it. Hcenc wasn't. lie
Is made OF different stuff. Aitcra short
period of amazemont and stupeiication,
Cuung which lie contemplated the BAT
fed and ccrie effect Of playing tragedy
without speaking. keene wcntaitcr HIS
Voice. The vocal cords were c0aXcd
and tutorcd aad the general health of
the actor carefully looked after This
season he started ont on preliminary
tour and the results are extraordinary.
/ recently heard the true version of
the manner IN which Booth went I'M
der larrett's management last season.
Booth is VIGOROUSLY at sen IN financial
matters. tie knows absolutely nothing
alcut money. Not long ago he SAID
that he sat down and figured ont his
chock-bcok and found that he had
~. 600 on deposit in the bank. Then
BE- went over tie book again and made
cat that ne owed the bank 5000
Alter tins Le made a tLiId trial, was
wound UP in an awful suarl, gave 1t MI
up. and went to bed Tie went to visit
laIrcit at the latter'splece in Cohasset,
and in the course OF walk on the
beach F0uth said he envicd Barrett MS
xiii in financial matters.
ii owe half my success TO 1t, sad
Barrett quietly.
"And i owe al ny failures to the
ilck Of 1t, ' said Booth. - would give
q coed deal for some Of your knowledge
q business matters
"N Eatcyer knowledge ! have is al
WAYS at your service, - SAID the other
- have never agreed with the policy
Of Your managers.
IN agreement was struck mp then
and there. Not scrap OF paper was
p.seed between the two men. The re-
cents for the first nine weeks Amounted
TO 200, 100, and when the season was
over it was found that tho earnings
were $50, eco. Of this Barrett share
WIS about go. 200. Ii was 10y long
ODDS the most successful season that
Iccth ever played. This trio OF ira
rcd;aus- Barrett. and Booth
row have the field to themselves. Ali
The lesser lights have been put out.
ncnry Irving will be over in the fan,
: owevtr, aud then there will be some
nytly comp,titon.
THOMAS EDWARD POWELL,
E.uocrsttc Nominee f0r Cover nor
of ONTO.